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J-POP SUMMIT 2016 ANNOUNCES FIRST LINEUP OF LIVE CONCERT AND MUSICAL ARTISTS
SET TO PERFORM AT THIS SUMMER’SFESTIVAL
The San Francisco Bay Area’s Premiere Japanese Pop Culture Event
Announces Exciting Slate Of Top Japanese Pop/Rock/Electronica/Dance
Artists To Play at Fort Mason Center This Summer
San Francisco, CA, April 26, 2016 – J-POP SUMMIT 2016, one of the world’s biggest
Japanese pop culture events, has announced an exciting and diverse first line-up of musicartists set to perform this year. This summer’s festival will be highlighted by an exciting 3-day
slate of live music from a wide range of top Japanese pop idol, ani-pop (anime pop), electronica,
and rock artists that will complement an extensive roster of attractions, participants and exhibits,
and other live programming. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, May 6th at: www.J-POP.com.
J-POP SUMMIT 2016 starts with “Kyary Pamyu Pamyu LIVE at J-POP SUMMIT OPENINGNIGHT - KPP 5iVE YEARS MONSTER WORLD TOUR 2016 in San Francisco” on Friday, July
22nd at The Regency Ballroom. Other musical guests to perform at J-POP LIVE concert on
Saturday and Sunday July 23rd and 24th at Fort Mason Center include electronic dance group,WORLD ORDER, all-female pop rock band, Silent Siren, pop house unit, Wednesday
Campanella, and ani-pop duo, GARNiDELiA. Additional live artists and specific set times will
be announced soon.
About WORLD ORDER
WORLD ORDER is an electronic dance performance group produced by Genki Sudo, thelegendary mixed martial arts fighter. The group is known globally for its pop and sensitive dancemusic and the choreographed performances that feature tightly syncopated movements bysuited members. Their monotonous black suits and eerie, robot-like movements are deliberateand prompt the audience to reflect on contemporary society, working styles, global culture, andimages of modern Japan. From its inception, WORLD ORDER aimed to become a globally2016 J-POP SUMMIT Announces J-POP LIVE NIGHT Music Artists
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countries.
Official artist web site: http://worldorder.jp;
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/crnaviofficial.
About SILENT SIREN
Silent Siren is a 4 piece all-female band formed by Su (Sumire Yoshida on vocals and guitar),
Hinachu (Hinako Umemura on drums), Ainyan (Aina Yamauchi on bass), and Yukarun (Yukako
Kurosaka on keyboards). Silent Siren held its first overseas concert in Hong Kong in 2014.
Since then, they have actively performed overseas. An Asian tour in 2015 saw the groupperform 20 shows in over 16 cities, and a solo concert in Jakarta, Indonesia was celebrated byover 2,000 local fans. Silent Siren made history as being the first all-female band to perform asolo concert at Nippon Budokan the legendary hall for singers in Japan. All of their 12 singles
and albums after their 3rd album have been ranked in the Top 10 in the national music charts.
Official artist web site: http://silent-siren.com/en.
About WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA
Wednesday Campanella is a pop house unit that delivers a mixture of house, techno, andtrance style music. The unit is formed by Kom I (front man), Kenmochi Hidefumi (composer),and Dir.F (all the rest). Of the three, Kom I will be the only one to perform at the J-POPSUMMIT this year. The group is recognized for its comical and sensational music videos andfor the singer’s very unique personality. The group’s recent activity includes release of thealbum, “Zipangu” based on a concept of traveling around Eurasia and looking back to Japan
from overseas. Wednesday Campanella has performed major music festivals such as South bySouthwest 2016, Summer Sonic 2015, Rising Sun Rock Festival 2015, and the Rock in Japan
Festival 2015. 	  
Official artist web site: www.wed-camp.com;
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/wedcamp.
About GARNiDELiAGARNiDELiA is a Japanese ani-pop duo consisting of vocalist, MARiA, and composer, toku.
Their first major single, “ambiguous” was used as the opening theme of the anime series, Kill laKill. Many of the duo’s subsequent singles have been used in popular anime series such as The
Irregular at Magic High School, Gundam, Reconguista in G, Linkage Ring, and Gunslinger
Stratos. GARNiDELiA actively performs both inside and outside of Japan. Their recent global
activity includes performances in Anime Festival Asia 2014 Indonesia, Anime Festival Asia 2014
Singapore, SakuraCon in the U.S., Anison Dream Stage 2015 in Hong Kong, and SMASH in
Australia. The duo is on their way to becoming one of the hottest ani-song units in recent years.
Official artist web site: www.garnidelia.com;
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/GARNiDELiAVEVO.
About J-POP SUMMIT
J-POP SUMMIT is one of the world’s biggest Japanese pop culture events, held every summer
in San Francisco, CA. By introducing the latest in Japanese music, fashion, film, art, games,
tech-innovations, anime, food, as well as niche subcultures, the festival has become a landing
platform for new trends from Japan.
Official website: www.j-pop.com
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